BACKGROUND: There is a need for more research on all forms of rhinosinusitis. Progress in
this area has been hampered by a lack of consensus definitions and the limited number of …

• The keys to functional endoscopic sinus surgery are an understanding of the underlying
mechanisms of paranasal sinus disease and the ability to diagnose the causes accurately. …

Of 293 patients who underwent computed tomography (CT), surgery, and pathologic examination
for chronic sinusitis, 25 had a diagnosis of fungal sinusitis at pathologic examination. …

• Orbital decompression for dysthyroid orbitopathy has traditionally been performed through
either an external or a transantral approach. The advent of intranasal endoscopes allowed …

Aeration of the middle turbinate, termed “concha bullosa,” is a common anatomical variant of
intranasal anatomy. Of 320 patients evaluated for sinus disease with coronal CT, 34% had …

Functional endoscopic surgery affords the potential for dramatically reducing operative
morbidity of surgery for paranasal sinus mucoceles by offering a minimally invasive approach …

PURPOSE: To describe the computed tomographic (CT) findings at different collimation
widths associated with superior semicircular canal (SSC) dehiscence syndrome and to …

Ostial obstruction is a major factor in the pathogenesis of sinusitis. Detailed diagnostic
evaluation in patients with maxillary sinusitis demonstrates the prominence of disease in the …

PURPOS E: To delineate the relationship between the optic nerves and the posterior paranasal
sinuses using CT data. METHODS: Direct coronal sinus CT scans of 150 consecutive …

Endoscopic examination and pleuridirectional polytomography provided some important
insights into the pathogenesis of inflammatory sinus disease. These insights have been further …